Version 3.2 went live on September 9, 2026, and the lineup now runs through late October. This guide breaks down the full Zenless Zone Zero banner schedule for the current patch. You get exact dates, featured W-Engines, pity rules, and a realistic Polychrome budget. Use it to decide whether Claret, Nangong Yu, Roxy, or Promeia deserves your tapes. Every date below reflects server time, so check your own region before the final hours.
Honkai: Star Rail Banner Schedule
Version 3.2 keeps the standard two-phase structure, with each half running roughly three weeks.
| Phase | Dates (Server Time) | Featured S-Rank Agents | Featured S-Rank W-Engines |
| 3.2 Phase 1 | September 9 – September 30, 2026 | Claret (Electric, Armorer), Nangong Yu (Ether, Stun) | Crimson Thirst, Neon Fantasies |
| 3.2 Phase 2 | September 30 – October 20, 2026 | Roxy (Wind, Stun), Promeia (Ice, Anomaly) | Crimson Moon Casket, Frostfall Sickle |
| 3.3 Phase 1 | Expected late October 2026 | TBA | TBA |
Both halves pair one debut Agent with one rerun. That structure has held for most of Season 3, and it shapes how you should budget.
Version 3.2 Phase 1 Banners: Claret and Nangong Yu
Phase 1 runs from September 9 to September 30, 2026. Four limited channels are live at once, and they share nothing except your Polychrome pile.
Bloodmoon Rising — Claret
Claret Flint headlines the patch as the first Armorer Agent in the game. She is a limited S-Rank Electric unit, and her channel goes by Bloodmoon Rising.
Her damage does not follow the usual ATK-scaling pattern. Sharp DMG scales off DEF instead, and it builds Gash stacks on enemies. Specific Special Attacks then consume those stacks to trigger Maim for a burst of extra damage. Critical hits on Sharp DMG use Laceration DMG instead of standard CRIT DMG. That shifts her build priorities away from a normal DPS.
If you enjoy counter-heavy play, she rewards it. Her kit leans on the new Counter Assist mechanic, and defensive stats feed directly into her ceiling.
Axiom of Captivation — Nangong Yu
Nangong Yu returns on Axiom of Captivation for his first rerun since debut. He is an S-Rank Ether Agent in the Stun role, and he leads the Angels of Delusion.
Ether Stun coverage remains thin on most accounts. If you skipped him the first time, this is the cheapest window you will get for a while. Reruns in ZZZ rarely arrive on a fixed schedule, so the next one could be months out.
Phase 1 W-Engine Channels
Crimson Thirst is Claret’s signature W-Engine, and it works for any Armorer Agent. Neon Fantasies returns alongside Nangong Yu and covers the Stun role.
Anton and Nicole are the featured A-Rank Agents across both Exclusive Channels. Drill Rig – Red Axis and The Vault carry the A-Rank rate-ups on the W-Engine side.
Version 3.2 Phase 2 Banners: Roxy and Promeia
Phase 2 begins on September 30, 2026, and runs to October 20. Claret and Nangong Yu leave the moment the switch happens, so do not leave pulls sitting.
Cindernight Respite — Roxy
Roxy Ifrita Pryce is the second debut of the patch. She is an S-Rank Wind Agent in the Stun role, and she serves as chief smith of Flint Workshop.
Her kit revolves around Eyes of the Storm. Holding her EX Special Attack drops a tornado on the field. Gathering multiple Eyes lets you merge them into one larger vortex. Her Ultimate summons several tornadoes and hits a wide area in front of her.
She pairs naturally with Claret, since longer stun windows give DEF-scaling damage more room to land.
Cold Rain Wanes in the Night — Promeia
Promeia takes the rerun slot in Phase 2 on Cold Rain Wanes in the Night. She is an S-Rank Ice Agent built around Anomaly damage.
Rerun banners suit established accounts better than new ones. Check whether you already own the teammates that make her rotation function, because she loses a lot without support.
Phase 2 W-Engine Channels
Crimson Moon Casket is Roxy’s signature Stun W-Engine, and Frostfall Sickle returns for Promeia’s Anomaly kit. Both run for the full length of Phase 2.
Featured A-Rank rate-ups for Phase 2 are TBA until the in-game channel details post.
Version 3.2 Release Time and Maintenance
HoYoverse began maintenance on September 9, 2026, at 06:00 (UTC+8). HoYoverse estimated five hours, which put servers back around 11:00 (UTC+8).
That single moment lands on different local dates. Players in the Americas saw the rollover of the update on the evening of September 8. HoYoverse also issued 300 Polychromes as standard maintenance compensation.
How Signal Search Pity Works in Zenless Zone Zero?
Each channel family tracks pity separately, and mixing them up is the most common budgeting mistake.
| Channel | Hard Pity | Base S-Rank Rate | Featured Split |
| Exclusive (Agent) | 90 | 0.6% | 50/50, guaranteed after a loss |
| W-Engine | 80 | 1.0% | 75/25, guaranteed after a loss |
| Bangboo | 80 | 1.0% | Featured S-Rank every time |
| Stable (Standard) | 90 | 0.6% | One-time S-Rank pick at 300 pulls |
A few rules worth memorising before you spend:
- Pity carries between limited Agent banners. Progress on Claret’s channel is not lost when Roxy replaces her.
- Weapon pity is its own counter. Pulls on Crimson Thirst never advance your Agent guarantee.
- A-Rank floor is every 10 pulls. You will see an A-Rank or better at least that often on every channel.
- Soft pity is community-tracked, not official. Players report the Agent ramp near pull 74, and the W-Engine ramp closer to 65.
Worst case on an Agent channel is 180 pulls, since a lost 50/50 forces a second run to hard pity. Soft pity means you will almost never pay that full price.
How Many Pulls Can You Actually Save in ZZZ Version 3.2?
Community estimates put free-to-play Polychrome income for Version 3.2 near 11,900 across both phases. That works out to roughly 90 limited pulls once you count stray Encrypted Master Tapes.
Treat that figure as a planning estimate rather than a hard number. Event timing, codes, and web events shift the total amount. Monthly pass and City Fund holders can further expect more Polychrome, hence, more pulls.
The practical takeaway is simple. Most F2P accounts can guarantee one Agent per patch, not two. Chasing a signature W-Engine on top of that usually costs you the next debut.
Conclusion
The Zenless Zone Zero banner schedule for Version 3.2 gives you two very different halves. Phase 1 offers a genuinely new archetype in Claret, plus a rerun that fills a rare role. Phase 2 leans on synergy, with Roxy amplifying the damage Claret already deals.
Your decision to pull depends on where your account is weakest. New and mid-size rosters should commit to one guaranteed pity of meta characters, and hold the rest for next banners. Veteran accounts can afford to chase a signature W-Engine, but only after securing the Agent.
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